Dave's Picks Volume 27: Boise State University Pavilion, Boise ID 9/02/83

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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omg - that's Snoke's car!
July 25, 2018 - 3:14pm

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Daydream Nation

That was my last! Despite what I've said, they weren't a band you could listen to every day. I couldn't, anyway.
July 25, 2018 - 3:14pm

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July 25, 2018 - 3:10pm

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12/31/71

This just in - FLAC download at the Archive - incredible upgrade!
July 25, 2018 - 3:02pm

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kyleharmon

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Daydream Nation was my first

Daydream Nation was my first SY album. and I will say I wasn't endeared to it right away. but eventually sonic youth among other bands (most are featured in the "our band could be your life" book) were what I was listening to heavily in '02-'03 probly at the peak of my Dead appreciation (its actually declined a bit)
July 25, 2018 - 2:49pm

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simonrob

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"Loan me a dime"

Yep, Donna Jean sung on that album, way back when she was still Donna Thatcher.
July 25, 2018 - 2:40pm

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Deadicated

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Hendrixfreak

I, too, am forced to see Tedeschi Trucks - mine's tomorrow in the friendly confines of the Fabulous Fox Theatre - think 2/02/70 or 12/10/71, GOGD. Hopin' the rain holds off for you. Suerte.
July 25, 2018 - 2:31pm

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Deadicated

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Loan Me A dIme

Duane was 22 when he played that one. Supposedly there's a much lengthier one in the can some place - guess we'll see. Listening to ABB, 7/25/03 - Derek is very recently added. SmoKIN'!!!
July 25, 2018 - 2:24pm

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daverock

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Bad Moon Rising

A very powerful album-this is the one that has the great "Death Valley 69" on it. Everything I have heard by Sonic Youth has an intensity about it that immediately catches my attention. The Body/Head track had the same vibe. In a way, the first time I heard Sonic Youth reminded me of the first time I saw "Eraserhead". Deeply intriguing. I only saw them the once though,-supporting Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds round about 1985 at the legendary ( what do you mean "never heard of it!") Hacienda in Manchester.
July 25, 2018 - 2:19pm

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Charlie3

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Sound Choices

Glad kevinbrandon took my comment as the gentle ribbing it was intended to be. I have to admit I have gone through some similar lines of thought while setting up my home stereo - do I really need pure copper speaker wires instead of copper clad aluminum? Do my speaker wires need to be the exact same length for each speaker? Who knows, but it doesn't seem to hurt. Have I arranged the furniture in my living room to optimize the sound of my stereo by maximizing the clearance between the floorstanding speakers and any furniture that might remotely obstruct the path of the sound to my optimum listening position? Sure, and man was my wife surprised when she realized that I was arranging the furniture for that purpose. Currently listening to DaP 10 from 12/12/69 and realizing that every time I listen to it I think maybe I under-rated it in the past.

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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